Financial sector

Fine art to topple fine wine in 2017 luxury investment league

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Rich investors burned in the financial crisis are back in the market for modern masterpieces, according to Knight Frank luxury investment index

UK home to 80% of top-earning European bankers

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Figures showing more than 4,000 City financiers were paid more than €1m in 2015 come as UK prepares for Brexit talks

World’s billionaires lose £215m each as global economy struggles

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Study finds billionaire population grew in 2015, but total wealth of this group fell by nearly £250bn as economic growth stalled

Bagging a return – why the Hermes Birkin handbag is the best investment

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Study shows the £150,000 Hermes bag averaged a 14.2% annual return since 1980 beating the S&P 500 index and gold. The only problem is getting your hands on one

1 Undershaft, the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, revealed

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Architect Eric Parry unveils plans for tallest skyscraper in the City – but the orgy of billion-pound towers doesn’t stop there

Swiss franc – what the economists say

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What the experts are saying about the Swiss National Bank’s decision to abandon the currency cap